unit 8 Fun, oh Boy. Fun. You Could Die from It Course Integrated English.doc

Unit Eight Fun, oh Boy. Fun. You Could Die from It
Course: Integrated English
Instructor: Chen Chen
Objectives
1. check assignment
2. grasp the author’s purpose of writing and make clear the structure of the whole passage
learn the writing way and master the key language points and grammatical structures
appreciate the rhetorical feature of the text :repetition
key points and difficult points
difficult phrases and sentences
grammar
structural analysis
rhetorical feature: repetition
teaching periods: 10 periods
teaching procedure
Step I Lead-in
i. Assignment checking
spelling and translation
ii. Warm-up questions:
1. How important is fun in your life?
2. What is the greatest fun in your life?
What do you expect from the text?
Reference: 1. Life without fun is pale but with too much fun is not really fun. Everyone wants to lead a life full of plishments and fun, after all, one has just one life and no one wants to miss too many happy moments in it. However, if one is obsessed with fun-seeking and has an insatiable appetite for it, he or she will end up tired of fun, and even loses the capacity to appreciate it. Furthermore, there is something in life that is more satisfying than fun. When you feel needed by others and you are making a difference to the world, the happiness you feel is much more lasting and satisfying than fun.
iii. Background information
About the text and the author
Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and attended Salem College and Washington University. She has been a columnist for the Raleigh News and Observer and Stars and Stripes, European edition, and has written for other newspapers and newsmagazines.
Jordan’s books include a collection of essays, Show and Tell (1982); Skinny People Are Dull and Crunchy like Carrots (1982), an expansion of her essay "That Lean and Hungry Look"; and A Writer’s Rhetoric (1988), a college textbook. This essay originally appeared in the "My Turn" column of Newsweek magazine.
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